Hiroshige is best known for his horizontal-format landscape series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō and for his vertical-format landscape series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo.

Hiroshige was a Japanese artist, one of the last great ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) masters of the colour woodblock print. His genius for landscape compositions was first …

May 1, 2025 · Possessed of remarkable technical skills, both as a colourist and draftsman, Hiroshige had a sympathetic regard for people from all walks of life. Unlike most other print …

Apr 22, 2025 · The Woodblock Prints of Utagawa Hiroshige: a comprehensive illustrated catalogue and reference.

Utagawa Hiroshige is recognized as a master of the ukiyo-e woodblock printing tradition, having created 8,000 prints of everyday life and landscape in Edo-period Japan with a splendid, …

Hiroshige is known as the last great master of Japanese traditional woodblock printing, imbuing the Japanese landscape with a magnificent lyricism.

Hiroshige is best known for his landscapes, such as the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō and The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō; and for his depictions of birds and flowers.

Jul 8, 2024 · Utagawa Hiroshige, one of Japan’s most celebrated ukiyo-e artists, is renowned for his evocative and poetic landscape prints that captured the natural beauty of Edo-period Japan.

May 26, 2025 · Thanks to the medium of mass-produced woodblock prints, his masterful, uniquely exquisite designs spread rapidly, becoming widely beloved throughout his native Japan and, …

At 15, he became a disciple of Utagawa Toyohiro, and took on the name Hiroshige. His teacher Toyohiro passed, and Hiroshige published Famous Places in the Eastern Capital in 1831, and …